Eyeshield



July 29, 1924. 1,502,661

' P. A. FIEBER EYESHI ELD Filed Sept. 50 1922 Patented July 29, i924.

EED SAS PAUL A. FIEBE-R', 0F BARABOO, 'WISCGNSZCN.

EYESHIEL-D.

Application filed September 30, 1922. Serial No. 591,515.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL A. Frnnnn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Baraboo, in the county of Sank and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeshields; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to eye-shields and is particularly directed to an eye-shield adapted to the use of motorists and designed to be applied to the visor of the motorists cap.

Objects of this invention are to provide an eye-shield which will protect the motorists eyes from glare, and which is so positioned upon the cap that the motorist may, under normal conditions, have an unobstructed view free from any interference from the eye-shield.

Further objects are to provide an eye shield which may be readily attached or removed, which may be folded flat when it is not in use with the retaining means lying in a plane parallel to the plane of the eyeshield, and which may, if desired, be curved about the visor.

Further objects are to provide an eyeshield which is equipped with a reinforced upper edge formed in a simple and effective manner, which employs independent clips adjacent each end of the eye-shield, so formed that they may be readily and cheaply produced, and to generally simplify the construction of eye-shields to lower their cost of production.

Embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of the eye-shield showing it in the position it assumes when attached to the visor of a cap, such cap and visor being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the eye-shield detached.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a modified form of construction, such View being partly in section.

The eye-shield comprises a member 1 of sheet material, such for instance as celluloid, which is colored in a manner to prevent excessive passage of light therethrough and to thereby guard the eyes against excessive glare. This member 1 has its upper edge reinforced by means of a strip of sheet maends extended and curved around the vertical portion 4 of reinforcing clips. The, extreme ends?) of these projections are inserted between the transparent shield 1 and one of the portions 2 or 3 of the reinforcing strip and secured in place. a

The clips COl1TJlS6 the vertical portion 4: and rearwardly extending spring arms 6, whose ends are outwardly turned to provide curved portions 7, between which the visor 8 of the cap may be inserted by simply sliding the clips on to the visor.

In the form shown in Figure 4, the transparent member 1 has an upper projection which is folded over to form a front reinforcing strip 9 which is secured in any suitable manner to the body portion of the transparent member 1. This transparent mem-' her is provided with laterally projecting tabs formed integrally with its body por tion and curved, as indicated at 10, to provide sockets for receiving the vertical portions 4 of the attaching clips. The terminal portions 11 of these tabs are positioned between the reinforcing strip 9 and the body portion of the transparent member 1, as may be readily seen from Figure l, and thereafter secured in place in any suitable manner.

In using this device, the clips are slipped upon thevisor of the cap, and if the member 1 or 1' is formed of celluloid or similar material, which is the preferred construction, it may be curved about the visor if so desired. This transparent colored shield is so positioned with respect to the motorists eyes that under normal conditions his line of vision extends beneath the shield. However, when approaching a bright light, he may slightly tilt his head forwardly to bring the shield into his line of vision, thereby materially lessening the glare with respect to his eyes.

VJhen the device is not in use it may be folded flat by rocking the attaching clips inwardly against the flat body of the shield. It is to be particularly noted that the clips are independent of each other and may therefore be formed in an. extremely simple manner without necessitating elaborate apparatus for bending the wires into such a construction as to provide a unitary, rigid wire framework from one clip to the other clip. Instead of this, these clips may be pro duced in large quantities at an extremely small cost. It is also to be noted that the manner of forming the joints between the clips and shield proper provides a very cheap and serviceable construction which may be rapidly formed.

It is to be understood that the shield proper may be formed of any desired material, such as celluloid, isinglass, glass, or other similar material, and may be colored as desired.

It is further to be understood that the invention may be embodied in widely different forms and is to be limited only as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim 1. An eye-shield adapted to be attached to the visor of a cap comprising a transparent member having a reinforcing upper edge terminating in loops, and attaching clips adapted to grip the visor and having a vertical portion passing through said loops to form a hinged joint therewith, whereby said clips may be folded flat against said transparent member.

2. An eye-shield comprising a transparent member, a reinforce for the upper edge thereof, a'pair of laterally extending tabs formed integrally with said reinforce and curved to form loops with their free ends positioned between said reinforce and the transparent member, and attaching clips comprising a pair of spring arms adapted V to grip the visor of a cap between them, and vertical portions extending through said loops and joining said spring arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Baraboo, in the county of Saul: and State of Visconsin.

PAUL A. FIEBER. 

